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We highlight five of the most pressing challenges and opportunities ESG institutional investors face in 2019: plastic waste, regulations, the effects of climate change, the big signal revolution and the role of corporate leadership.

The Malaysian market is characterized by family conglomerates, state owned enterprises as well as strong governance regulations for companies operating in the banking sector. The MSCI Malaysia Index constituents underperform on corporate governance relative to both the MSCI Emerging Markets and MSCI ACWI Indexes as a whole.

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